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Thursday, August 31, 2023

The Teapot King

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  Aladdin Teapot QUESTION: My mother was an avid tea drinker. When she was a young woman, she began buying old teapots at flea markets and ...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Buckets of Fun at the Seashore

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  QUESTION: As I was browsing a local antique mall, I noticed an old tin sand pail sitting on a shelf along with a variety of other old toys...
Wednesday, August 16, 2023

The Mark of the Lady of the House

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  QUESTION: I recently purchased a beautifully crafted device at an antique show. The dealer called it a chatelaine and said that it dated ...
Thursday, August 10, 2023

Little Japanese Treasures

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  QUESTION: While most people go to antique shows looking for items to add to their collections, I go to see what I can discover that I’ve n...
Thursday, August 3, 2023

The Devil with a Hammer in His Hand

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  QUESTION: I’ve always been fascinated with decorative ironwork. Seeing it on my first trip to New Orleans got me hooked. Ever since, I’ve...
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Bob Brooke
Writing has been my life and my work for the last 30 years. During that time, I've had the opportunity to explore a variety of subjects, researching many of them on travels to over 70 countries. I’ve also been an avid collector of antiques and collectibles and specialize in writing about antiques. My antiques articles have appeared in many antiques and consumer publications, including British Heritage, AntiqueWeek, American Antiquities Journal, and Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine. I have also published two books on antiques, How to Start Your Own Antiques Business in Your Home and Recognizing and Refinishing Antiques for Pleasure and Profit, both from Globe Pequot Press. Throughout my writing career, I've produced nearly 4,000 articles and 15 books. I write non-fiction because I feel that fact is infinitely more interesting than fiction. However, in one of my latest books, Shipwrecks and Buried Treasure: The Outer Banks from Globe Pequot Press, I crossed the boundary between nonfiction and fiction, writing an historical narrative of the harrowing disasters in the seas off North Carolina.
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